Myles McCalmont

Myles McCalmont (14 June 1745-30 August 1776) was the commander of a regiment of Continental Army dragoons during the American Revolutionary War. He was killed in the New York campaign of 1776.

Biography
Myles McCalmont was born on 14 June 1745 in Newburgh, New York, and he enlisted in the Continental Army in 1775 after working as a cobbler for a few years. McCalmont became the captain of a regiment of dragoons in the Continental Army, and he led the regiment in the campaign against Great Britain for control of New York City in late 1776. McCalmont's regiment survived the Battle of Long Island, but McCalmont was killed in a clash with Obadiah Marlin's Tories on 30 August 1776 in Throgs Neck.